Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 100 | 75 | 77 | 104 | 133 | 171 | 177 | 241 | 201 | 547 | 3089 | 1238 | 2292 | 1970 | 1724 | 1881 | 1903 | 1967 | 2032 | 3225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.81m | 4:57AM1.74m | 5:20PM1.79m | 5:41AM1.75m | 6:04PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.24m | 10:53PM0.28m | 11:10AM0.24m | 11:37PM0.27m | 11:57AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 99 | 91 | 75 | 77 | 104 | 96 | 171 | 177 | 241 | 201 | 547 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 437 | 1724 | 1881 | 1903 | 1967 | 23 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 4 | NNW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | SE 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 164 | 100 | 71 | 53 | 73 | 133 | 65 | 43 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 39 | 70 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 25 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | N 4 | W 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3089 | 1238 | 2292 | 1970 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 2032 | 3225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 43 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 171 |
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